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Student Sponsorship Licence
What is a Student Sponsorship Licence?
A Student Sponsorship Licence is for an educational institution looking to sponsor foreign students either as an Adult Student or as a Child Student. As a higher education institution, you can complete the compliance requirement to become a special Student Sponsor with an HEI status. Some institution can also apply for other type of Sponsorships such as independent school, private provider, or publicly funded college.
How Long is the Sponsorship Licence granted for?
The sponsorship Licence for your company is granted for 4 years that can be renewed at the end of the 4 years.
What are the Eligibility requirements for a Sponsorship Licence?
To be eligible to apply for the Sponsorship Licence, the company must meet the following requirements.
- Genuineness of the organisation operating lawfully in the UK.
- Have a relevant HR System in place.
- Capable of carrying out the sponsor duties and meeting compliance requirements.
- Offering genuine CAS letters to students.
The Home Office will expect to see evidence to support your application.
How long does it take to get the Sponsorship Licence?
The Home Office could take up to 8 weeks from the date of submission of the Sponsorship Licence application. However, if the company would like to expedite the application the premium service could be an alternative.
What are the categories which you can apply for a Sponsor Licence?
To be eligible to apply for the Sponsorship
There are three types of sponsor licence you can apply: Worker (Formerly known as Tier 2 General), Student (formerly known as Tier 4) and Temporary Workers (Formerly known as Tier 5 Temporary Worker).
Within the three routes there are several individuals Immigration routes.
What are the different routes under the Student Route?
- Child Student
- Adult Student
What are different status for a Student Sponsor?
As a Student Sponsor you could be granted any of the following statuses upon assessment of your application of an audit.
- Student Sponsor
- Probationary Sponsor
- Student Sponsor – Track Record
What are different types of Student Sponsors?
- Independent School Sponsor
- Private Provider
- Higher Education Institution (HEI)
- Publicly funded College
- Overseas Higher Education Institution
How can Sponsorship Licence UK help me?
